6 Places Make Singapore the Greenest City in the World

If you are an environmentalist then often travelling in Asia comes as a shock to see people not concerned about much environment like the beaches in Thailand covered with trash, a grocery store in Korea gives you a separate bag for every item you purchase. This list continues unending. However, irrespective of these places, Singapore is ideally dedicated to environmentalism and has initiated many eco-friendly activities.

In the Environmental Performance Index, the study conducted by Yale University and United Nations measures countries according to the environmental health and ecosystem sustainability. Internationally, Singapore is ranked at the 14th position and is the top-ranked country in Asia in terms of offering greenery whereas the other nearby countries in South-east Asia are ranked far behind – Malaysia’s in 63rd, Thailand: 91st, Indonesia: 107th and Vietnam: 131st.

The credit to Singapore being the greenest city is dedicated to the former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, who has initiated big efforts in making the city known as the Garden City Singapore or the Singapore City in a Garden.

To witness the best greenery in Singapore city, plan your trip to the country now by booking your flight, hotels, car rides and book Singapore best things to do from Trip.com, Hotels.com, and Agoda.

Explore these top green places in the Singapore city!

Gardens By the Bay

The best and top place in Singapore that makes it a green city is Gardens by the Bay. The alien landscape situated behind the Marina Bay Sands complex is the ideal place that offers supertree grove. The giant supertree is basically a towering vertical garden in height ranging from 25 to 50 meters (82–164 feet). The vertical gardens are whole of Gardens by the Bay based on the ecosystem created from the lake, giant trees and the conservation domes. You can book a nearby hotel to the gardens By the Bay from online using Hotels.com promo code and make your stay more relaxed.

Singapore Botanic Gardens

The Singapore Botanic Gardens is named among the oldest humid gardens about 160-year-old situated at the border of Singapore’s Orchard Shopping road. Families can spend some good time drenched in nature, fresh air and quality time with the family away from the hustle and bustle of city life. 

It is named among the three gardens and the only tropical garden that has been honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Capita Green

There are many green buildings like Capita Green office tower, the PARKROYAL on Pickering hotel and the Tree House condo located near Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. The Capita Green building is designed as a sustainable atmosphere associated with nature. The building features double-skin façade that diminishes the building temperature and a sky forest draws cool fresh air that helps in controlling power air con units inside the building.

Park Royal

The visitors often get surprised to see the green island considering how crowded the small landmass is. The major reason this place is committed to being a green city is because of it’s this high population density that looks after its citizens and environment. You can reach the Park Royal easily from your hotel and reach within no time. The best way to reach here is to book a cab ride using Trip.com promo code and let car pick and drop you conveniently. 

Macritchie Reservoir

MacRitchie Reservoir is a park in Singapore where nature lovers have a good time. Also, the Macritchie Reservoir is ideal for those looking for nature. It is located a little away from the city allowing visitors to spot wildlife like monkeys, flying lemurs and witness the lizards residing in the park. People also indulge in hiking trails like Treetop walk which is located at a height of 250m tall bridge. Laos, there’s a beautiful boardwalk and renting arrangements for kayaks and canoes.  

Bishan Park

Bishan Park is one of the beautiful parks situated in the middle of Bishan and Ang Mo Kio vicinity. The tourists travelling here rarely visit the park but they enjoy the scenic view of the park greatly.  The park offers some great facilities to be enjoyed by the community along with the meandering river, restaurants, spas, and even a cycling track. Definitely, it is an ideal park that has a play structure and football field too for kids and athletes to enjoy.

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Though there are many more gardens in Singapore, almost 20 more than clearly describe that Singapore is the greenest city among all Asian countries.